FM Sitharaman announcement highlights: First part of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus unveiled

The first instalment of the mega package today focussed on the revival of the MSME Sctor

PM Modi unveils ₹20-lakh-crore package for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ – Part 1 : Businesses including MSMEs

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced credit guaranteed loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), expected to help about 4.5 million units to get back to business. Announcing the details of the ₹20 trillion fiscal stimulus package, Sitharaman said the collateral free, automatic loans will benefit MSMEs with up to ₹25 crore outstanding loans and ₹100 crore sales.

Indian public sector banks had “worst phase” under Manmohan Singh, Raghuram Rajan: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the Indian public sector banks had the “worst phase” under the combination of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan